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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Victor D. Rossin, Deerfield, IL (US);
Gregory C. Groenke, Gurnee, IL (US);
George Bourne, Libertyville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Allegiance Corporation, McGaw Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/001 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/001 ;
Abstract
A device for delivering a substance such as a surgical sealant or adhesive to an internal portion of the body that has been acted on by a procedure performing instrument such as a catheter, trocar, laparoscopic instrument or a biopsy device is described. The invention more particularly relates to a biopsy device for obtaining one or more tissue samples and for applying at least one substance to the biopsy site in one operation.